Buenos Aires to the Canary Islands: time difference
The Canary Islands is 4 h ahead of Buenos Aires. Live clocks for both, the working hours they share, and how each one sits against your own time.
🇪🇸 Canary Islands, Spain
40
- Western European Summer Time
- UTC+1
- Twilight
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37 · 11 h 28 min
+4 h
Your time
One day, 2 clocks
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Buenos Aires 16:16 4:16 PM Canary Islands 20:16 8:16 PM You –:–
16:16 4:16 PM
Argentina Standard Time · UTC-3
☀️ 06:10 · 🌙 19:10
20:16 8:16 PM
Western European Summer Time · UTC+1
☀️ 08:09 · 🌙 19:37
·
+4 h
The Canary Islands is 4 h ahead of Buenos Aires.
When you, Buenos Aires and the Canary Islands are all at the desk
Pick the working hours below – the window every location shares appears once your time zone is known.
Working hours
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires
0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM 4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM
🇪🇸 Canary Islands
4 4 AM 5 5 AM 6 6 AM 7 7 AM 8 8 AM 9 9 AM 10 10 AM 11 11 AM 12 12 PM 13 1 PM 14 2 PM 15 3 PM 16 4 PM 17 5 PM 18 6 PM 19 7 PM 20 8 PM 21 9 PM 22 10 PM 23 11 PM 0 12 AM 1 1 AM 2 2 AM 3 3 AM
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Time zones side by side
| Detail | 🇦🇷 Buenos Aires | 🇪🇸 Canary Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Local time | 16:16 | 20:16 |
| Local date | Saturday, October 17, 2026 | Saturday, October 17, 2026 |
| Time zone | Argentina Standard Time | Western European Summer Time |
| UTC offset | UTC-3 | UTC+1 |
| Offset from Buenos Aires | — | +4 h |
| IANA zone | America/Argentina/Buenos Aires | Atlantic/Canary |
| Daylight saving | Not observed | On summer time → UTC+0, Oct 25, 01:00 |
| Sunrise | 06:10 | 08:09 |
| Sunset | 19:10 | 19:37 |
| Daylight | 13 h | 11 h 28 min |
| People on this clock | 2,891,082 | 12,050 |
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Buenos Aires and the Canary Islands: common questions
How many hours ahead of Buenos Aires is the Canary Islands?
The clocks in the Canary Islands are 4 hours ahead of those in Buenos Aires (UTC+1 and UTC−3).
If it is 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, what time is it in the Canary Islands?
At 9:00 AM in Buenos Aires, clocks in the Canary Islands show 1:00 PM.
What time is it in the Canary Islands at the end of the working day in Buenos Aires?
The working day in Buenos Aires ends at 6:00 PM; in the Canary Islands it is 10:00 PM at that moment.
Is there a time when both Buenos Aires and the Canary Islands are at work?
Yes: from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM in Buenos Aires (1:00 PM to 6:00 PM in the Canary Islands), the working days (9:00 AM–6:00 PM) overlap.
When does the date change in the Canary Islands compared with Buenos Aires?
The new day starts in the Canary Islands earlier: at 8:00 PM in Buenos Aires it is already midnight there. Until 4:00 AM in the Canary Islands, Buenos Aires is still on the previous day.
Does the time gap between Buenos Aires and the Canary Islands change during the year?
Yes – daylight saving time is used in the Canary Islands but not in Buenos Aires. From October 25, 2026, the Canary Islands will be 3 hours ahead of Buenos Aires.
